Oil dispensing attachment for gasoline pumps



OIL DISPENSING ATTACHMENT FOR GASOLINE PUMPS original Filed June 13, 1951 Wwss:

Patented Aug. 13, 1935 01L DISPENSING. ATTACHMENTF0R GASo mE. PUMPS I William ThalmamWilniettei-Ill.

Application June 13, lean-serial No; 544,232

Renewed March 16; 1935 r s Glaimsq; or; 211-101) This invention relates to improvements in holding anddisplay racks for motor 'oil' con tainers, and more particularly to detachable :racks for gasolinefillingcpumps, which racks are arranged to hold a plurality of individualmotor oil jars in visible and readily accessible position on the bodyof a dispensing pump.

Motor oil is usually dispensed' at gasoline fill ing. stations in relatively small quantities, and for this purpose refillable glass containersholding onequart are more or less generally used, .These 7 but are neither readily accessibletothe attendant for prompt service in supplying oil when needed,

nor in prominent view of the customeras he drives up to the filling-station. g In carrying out my invention, I provide a holder forthe-refi'llable glassvjars or their equivalent, which attachment is'secured directly to the body of the gasoline dispensing pump adjacent the base thereof, in which position it is not only convenient for giving immediate and prompt service by the attendant, but is in immediate view for advertising display to the motorist as he drives up to the filling station.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved and simple construction for attachments of the character described, including means for guarding the spouts of the oil containers from engagementor fouling by the gasoline dispensing hose usually employed with such filling devices.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description.

The invention may best be understood by reference tov the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a plan view of an attachment constructed in accordance'with my invention, but

showing it removed from a gasoline dispensing,

pu p- Figure 2 is a side view of the attachment with a part section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and illustrating the device as being mounted on the body of a gasoline dispensing pump indicated in dotted lines, and also showing a motor oil container in dotted lines in one of the compartments of the attachment.

Fig. 3 is a' detail perspective view showing the construction of one of the compartments for the oil containers.

Referring now to details of the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawing, it will be understood that my attachment is especially designed to be applied to the body of an oil dispensing pump of the usualtype widely employed at roadside fillingstations;

The body of the pump is indicated in dotte lines at l9, as shown, herein being circular in shape, although it. will be readily understood that said pump body mayvary considerably in size and shape, and that the size and shape of my-attachment may be varied accordingly. Said pump is provided; as usual, with afi-lling hose, indicated at I2,- depending from the upper end of the pump.= i

The attachment illustrated herein is made up of upper and lower clamping rings 15 and I6 and an intermediate clamping ring 17, all adapted to be engaged about the body it! of the dispensing pump. -The attachment is preferably made in sections so as tobe readily attached or removed. In the form shown, two semi-circular sections indicated generally-at l I, l I of similar construction, are clamped to each other at adjacent ends by suitable means such as bolts l8, l8 and W 18*. Outside the center ring I! is formed a series of separate compartments for the oil containers 20, these compartments being indicated generally at 2|, 2| and being formed in the space between the inner clamping ring H and an outer intermediate ring 22. In the form shown, the inner and outer rings l1 and 22 are connected at opposite ends of each section by integral radially extending members 22 so that both rings may, if desired, be formed from a continuous length of stock.

The container compartments are made up of radially disposed bars 23, 23 extending between the inner and outer rings l1 and 22 and suitably connected thereto as by welding, said radial bars being spaced circumferentially of each other as I is best shown in Figure 3. Each of said bars has at points between each adjacent pair of upright bars 24, 24 is an L-shaped bar 26 which extends laterally and thence upwardly in position parallel with the outer ring 22 and connected thereto as by welding, so as to form a complete compartment within which the separate oil containers 20 may be received, as indicated in Figure 2.

The intermediate container structure is also connected to the upper and lower clamping rings 15 and I6 by a plurality of bars 28, 28, each of which is connected at its upper and lower ends to the clamping rings I5 and I6, respectively, and are bulged outwardly around the outer intermediate ring 22 at a point opposite each of the side bars 23, 23 so as to define the sides of each of the oil compartments 2!. The bulging side bars 28 are thus spaced so as to readily permit access to each of the container compart-v ments 2!. An additional guard ring 28* is connected to the side bars 23 above the upper end of the oil container spouts 20 to form a guard for said spouts from contact or fouling by the gasoline dispensing hose, indicated at l2 in the drawing, and which as usual depends from the dispensing fixture at the upper end of the dispensing pump 10. I

As a further feature of my invention, I provide a series of detachable spout caps 29, 29 connected by flexible chains 3G, 3G or their equiv alent to the upper clamping ring I5, one'of such spout caps being provided for each of the compartments 2| as shown. The spout caps are thus in position to be readily placed upon each of the spouts 20 when its respective container 20 is in place on the rack as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2. This protects each oil container from rain, dust or dirt.

It will now be readily understood that were it not for the provision of the bulging guard bars 28, 28 and guard ring 28 or their equivalent, the gasoline dispensing hose would constan+- ly have a tendency to get caught in or about the oil container spouts, and dirt from the hose would be transferred to the oil containers and find its way into the oil, and on the other hand oil from the containers would get upon the hose. These objections are all eliminated by the protecting guard means described.

Although I have illustrated and described one particular embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction shown and described, but that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A motor oil container rack comprising a plurality of detachable split sections adapted to be connected around an upright standard, each of said sections comprising two vertically spaced split rings, a plurality of oil container receiving compartments mounted on the lower ring, and

a plurality of closure members flexibly connected to said upper ring in position to detachably engage the upper ends of said oil containers when disposed in their respective compartments.

- 2. An attachment for gasoline dispensing pumps consisting of a split upper and a split lower ring detachably engageable about the body of said pump and an intermediate rack structure including a split inner and a split outer ring having a plurality of compartments for oil containers formed therebetween, and a plurality of upright bars integrally connecting said upper, outer and lower rings together.

3. A motor oil container rack comprising a pair of companion-sections adapted to be connectedaround an upright standard, at'least one of said sections comprising a split upper and a split lower ring and an intermediate rack structure consisting of a split inner and a split outer ring having a plurality of compartments for oil containers formed therebetween, and'a plurality of upright bars defining the sides of said cornpartments and integrally connected between said upper, outer and lower rings.

WILLIAM B. TI-IALMAN. 

